Godwin
English
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Etymology
[edit]The component -win is from Old English wine.
The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American attorney and author.
Proper noun
[edit]Godwin
- A surname originating as a patronymic based on a medieval given name.
- A town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, named after pioneer settler.
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Godwin (plural Godwins)
- (informal) An inappropriate mention of the Nazis or Adolf Hitler in a discussion.
- 2008 September 25, John Timmer, “A biologist reviews an evolution textbook from the ID camp”, in ArsTechnica[1]:
- Presumably, because the institute producing the book promotes the idea that evolution isn't science, but an ideology, one that their fellows have pulled a Godwin on and attempted to tie to Nazism.
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